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- European sales rise 6% in November as Renault surges and VW regains share – Automotive News: Volvo sales fell 7.1 percent while Jaguar Land Rover dropped 8.9 percent. Among Asian brands, Hyundai sales grew by 13 percent, Kia sales rose by…
- EU Report Suggests Wider Volkswagen Emissions Cheating – WSJ: Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating scandal could involve more vehicles than previously acknowledged, and some new models built to meet the most stringent European emissions standards may still cheat, a European Union research body said.
- Analysis – Targeting U.S. automaker signals possible China retaliation over Trump talk – Reuters: China’s plan to punish a U.S. automaker accused of price-fixing is a sign of how Beijing could retaliate if President-elect Donald Trump upends decades of relations between the two nations.
- Continental sees no profit from e-car products before 2020: CEO – Reuters: Elmar Degenhart, CEO of Germany’s Continental AG speaks during the ‘International CAR Symposium’ in Bochum January 29, 2013.
- New Renault models lead European car sales higher – Reuters: Registrations advanced to 1.189 million cars last month from 1.126 million a year earlier, the Brussels-based Association of European Carmakers said …
- Toyota plans 2017 global sales of 10.2 mln vehicles, up 1 pct y/y – Reuters: TOKYO Dec 15 Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it plans to sell 10.202 million vehicles globally next year, up 1 percent from an estimated tally of …
- Microsoft launches ‘smart’ maps partnership with TomTom – Automotive News: Microsoft announced a partnership with TomTom that will provide “smart” maps for self-driving vehicles and data for motorists to guide their daily routines.
- Mitsubishi Motors revival plan fails to impress – Nikkei: Nissan Motor President Carlos Ghosn, left, and Osamu Masuko, chairman and president of Mitsubishi Motors, face the cameras after a Tokyo press…
- Flat Auto Sales Cloud U.S. Growth Outlook – WSJ: The auto industry has been a bright spot during much of the recent U.S. economic expansion, but the country’s car buyers are showing signs of fatigue, raising concerns over the broader outlook for consumer spending-a key engine of U.S. growth.
- Japan’s Car Makers Push Higher As Yen Hits February Low – Barrons: For every 1 point change in yen against the dollar, expect Mitsubishi Motors’ earnings to rise by 3.5%, the most among industrial stocks. Yamaha…
- California Orders Uber To Halt San Francisco Driverless Car Program On Day One – Forbes: The San Francisco-based company, which began a similar self-driving car program for Pittsburgh commuters in September, didn’t immediately provide…
- Uber launches self-driving car fleet in San Francisco despite warning from regulator – Reuters: Uber Technologies Inc rolled out its self-driving car fleet in its hometown of San Francisco on Wednesday, but faced a backlash from state regulators who say the company needs a permit to keep the vehicles on the road.
- California DMV Calls Uber’s San Francisco Self-Driving Cars Illegal – Bloomberg: “Had Uber obtained an autonomous vehicle testing permit prior to today, the … with Anthony Levandowski, the head of Uber’s self-driving car program.
- Can Carlos Ghosn Save Mitsubishi Motors? – Barrons: Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive of Nissan Motor, is taking the chairman’s role at Mitsubishi Motors. TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty…
- Lucid shows its first production car, the Air – Automotive News: Electric-car startup Lucid Motors took another step toward becoming a real carmaker Wednesday with the unveiling of its first product, the Air, a sleek sedan that will be priced and equipped to compete in Tesla’s target market.
- Uber ordered to halt self-driving cars in California as cars seen running red lights – Guardian: California regulators ordered Uber to remove its self-driving vehicles from the road on the same day that the company’s semi-autonomous vehicles…
- Uber blames humans for self-driving car traffic offenses as California orders a halt – Guardian: California regulators ordered Uber to remove its self-driving vehicles from the road on the same day that the company’s vehicles were caught running…
- Chinese billionaire’s EV startups map ambitious plans – Reuters: Jia Yueting, co-founder and head of Le Holdings Co Ltd, also known as LeEco and formerly as LeTV, unveils an all-electric battery ”concept” car …
- GM to reveal two new SUVs at Detroit auto show – Freep: GM plans to reveal redesigned GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Traverse SUVs at the Detroit auto show in January
- Opinion: Google, autonomy and hype – Autocar: Is the hype over autonomous cars way ahead of the reality?
- GM shares fall on reports of antitrust penalty in China – Freep: Shares of General Motors fell $1.40 or more than 3.7% Wednesday after a Chinese state-run newspaper reported that the government will penalize a…
- Magna reveals plan for hologram demonstration at CES – Automotive News: Magna International plans to use holograms to demonstrate its future mobility capabilities during the CES, or Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas in January.
- China may penalize U.S. automaker over price-fixing; GM, Ford shares off – Reuters: Shares of U.S. automakers General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co skidded on Wednesday after a Chinese official warned the government could slap a penalty on an unnamed U.S. automaker for monopolistic behavior.
- GM to invest $552M into 4 U.S. plants – Detroitnews: Largest investment slated for future engine production at Tonawanda Engine in New Yor
- China’s Automotive 2030 Blueprint: No. 1 Globally In EVs, Autonomous Cars – Forbes: Pure electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (China calls them “new energy vehicles” or NEVs) are expected to account for 40 percent of 38 million…
- Why Google Is Fumbling While Tesla Is Sprinting Toward Driverless Cars – Forbes: The company is set to abandon the pursuit of the full autopilot. … would be for DuPont to forward-integrate and essentially become a tire manufacturer. … Big car companies routinely spend up to $1 billion and engage thousands of…
- Ghosn poised for third salary after being confirmed as Mitsubishi chairman – Automotive News: Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn is set to receive a third salary after Nissan-controlled Mitsubishi Motors today approved his…
- Race To Build Self-Driving Cars Accelerates – Bloomberg: The thought of cars without drivers is both exciting and terrifying. With major automakers and tech companies pouring billions into developing vehicles…
- Land Rover’s beachgoer – Automotive News: In the latest new spot to make our weekly viral video charts, Land Rover highlights the fun side of the Discovery Sport.
- Volkswagen to launch electric MPV microbus – Autocar:
- Geely’s Volvo Cars says has no immediate plans for IPO – Reuters: A spokesman for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., which bought Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co. in 2010, said in an emailed comment to …